The Thread of Patriarchy: Part V—A Matter of Moral Justice by Maree Sobolewski

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The final installment of a multipart series reflecting on ministerial, leadership, and decision-making roles for women in the church.

Confirmation of Arrival by Robert Giebisch

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From that point on, God began to become real for me, not just some projection of my mind.

Chasing the White Whale: “Moby Dick” as Spiritual Formation by Richard Lehan

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Reading Herman Melville's masterpiece alongside Pope Francis’s letter on the role of literature in formation.

Bishop Mark Seitz gives keynote address at international conference on “Fratelli Tutti” by Michael Centore

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The online conference, "Belonging Together: Migrants, Refugees, Displaced People and Global Solidarity," was held from February 6 through 8.

Dr. Luca Badini Confalonieri presents on the “Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church” by Michael Centore

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During his presentation, Dr. Confalonieri asked, “What would it look like if all the liberating possibilities the gospel calls for were implemented?”

Towards a Franciscan Renaissance by Patrick Carolan and Brian McLaren

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Christianity began as a nonviolent peace movement, a people armed with the basin and towel of service, not the bomb and gun of violence.

The Thread of Patriarchy: Part IV—The Prophetic Voice of Jesus by Maree Sobolewski

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The continuation of a multipart series reflecting on ministerial, leadership, and decision-making roles for women in the church.

Remembering Fr. Richard McBrien on the 10th Anniversary of His Passing by Mária Dominika Vanková

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A spiritual student continues to draw lessons from the priest, theologian, professor, and public intellectual.

André Trocmé’s Christian Pacifism by Patrick Henry and Mary Anne O’Neil

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The lessons of a pastor committed to nonviolence who saved no fewer than 2,000 Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

Acts of Mercy by Chris Byrd

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President Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row prisoners’ sentences is the most consequential victory the abolitionist movement has yet achieved.